J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  1998 Mar;9(1):122-128.

A Study on the Injury Mechanism and Types of the Ocular Trauma

• Park JK
• So JI
• Kim YK
• Rue JH
• Kim SK
• Heo T
• Jeong SK
• Min YI

Abstract

The study was the clinical analysis of 509 patients with pure ocular injuries who visited to Chonnam University Hospital Emergency center from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997 retrospectively. Clinical data survey including sex and age distribution, causes of trauma, injury site, ocular disease, and surgical intervention was done. Most of ocular injury patients were male. 3rd and 4th decade who were socially active were nearly 50%. Direct and indirect injury from foreign body was the most common cause of ocular injuries followed by fist blow, traffic accident, falling down, and sport injury. Cornea was the most common ocular injury site (209 patients, 41.1%). The incidence of the traumatic ocular disease showed corneal erosion (117 patients, 22.9%) and then eyeball perforation, traumatic hyphema etc. by frequency of order. Eyeball perforation was the most common ocular injury which needed a emergency surgical intervention. As a results, emergency physicians have to pay attention to the cornea in case of any type of ocular injuries and eyeball perforation which caused by direct and indirect injury from foreign body.

MeSH Terms

Accidents, Traffic
Age Distribution
Cornea
Emergencies
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Hyphema
Incidence
Jeollanam-do
Male
Retrospective Studies
Sports